Travelogue by Kim McBrien Evans

Travelogue

Knitting
September 2020
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1300 - 1500 yards (1189 - 1372 m)
Customizable; sample is 22 inches (56 cm) at deepest point by 68 inches (172.5 cm) wide.
English

The Travelogue shawl records your travels. The idea is simple: Pick up single skeins of yarn on your next trip; choose stitch patterns that remind you of places, architecture, or landscapes that you’ve seen; and knit as you go.

This is a project ripe for experimentation. Change the weight of yarn. Change the stitch patterns. Make it your own! Guidelines are included to let you know what to be aware of when you do decide to make changes.


Finished Measurements
With yarn and at gauge given, piece is 22 inches (56 cm) at deepest point by 68 inches (172.5 cm) wide.

Yarn
Cedar House Yarns Sprig Sport 100% superwash Merino; 328 yds (300 m) per 100 g (31⁄2 oz) skein: 1 skein each Winesap (MC) and Old Car (CC1)
The Dye Project Ecola Sport 85% Merino, 15% silk; 320 yds (292 m) per 100 g (31⁄2 oz) skein: 1 skein each Crazy Daisy (CC2) and Tuxedo (CC3)
Round Mountain Fibers Willow 100% superwash
134
Merino; 250 yds (228 m) per 100 g (31⁄2 oz) skein
: 1 skein Pumpkinseed (CC4)

Yarn Substitution
Anything goes! Choose yarn based on how it will remind you of your trip. Kim chose sport- and DK-weight yarns, but you could choose fingering weight or worsted weight and adjust your needle size for the yarns you choose. In her case,she chose a needle one size larger than the recommended size.

Needles
US size 6 (4 mm) needles—32 inch (81 cm) long or longer circular
Or size need’to obtain gauge

Notions
Stitch markers; stitch holder or scrap yarn; blocking pins; blocking wires (optional); tapestry needle

Gauge
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch